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2018 Volkswagen Artheon Launched With Big Photo Gallery, Adds 2.0 TDI 150 HP

The Volkswagen Arteon four-door coupe is finally ready to fill the spot left vacant by the CC in dealerships across Europe. The event is being celebrated with the usual extensive photo gallery and the addition of a new engine to the range.
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In March, when the Arteon was shown in Geneva, there were only two engine configurations available, the 240 PS 2.0 BiTDI and 280 PS 2.0 TSI, both shared with the Passat and fitted as standard with 4Motion.

However, a third has now been added, the 150 PS version of the 2.0 TDI. In the base Arteon, it's fitted as standard with a 7-speed DSG and costs €39,675. That's about 10k cheaper than the previous most competitive model, and based on what we saw in the last model years of the CC, the less powerful diesel engine will be very popular.

It puts out just 114 g/100km and consumes 4.4 l/100km combined, so it's very cheap to run and tax. But in a few months, the range should grow to include three more engines, namely the 1.5 TSI, and 190 PS versions of the 2-liter diesel and gasoline turbo'd mills.

The new Arteon is based on the Modular Transverse Matrix, commonly known as the MQB platform. Transverse stands here for engines that are transversely mounted in the front, so the front rather than to the back, like in the 4 Series Gran Coupe. A long wheelbase of 2,841 mm spans the two axes. But the size of the 4,862 mm long fastback model means there's more space. The Arteon is 1,871 mm wide and 1,427 mm tall. Further aspects that would be considered benefits include excellent rear legroom and luggage space of 563 liters.

The photo gallery shows two configurations that cost about as much. The silver car is the Arteon Elegance that has chrome mirrors, dynamic LED taillights, 18-inch Muscat wheels and seats covered either Alcantara or Vienna leather.

The yellow one is the R-Line, which gets different bumpers with bigger air intakes and exhaust tips (not connected to the muffler). But the interior is disappointing, as you don't get a flat-bottomed steering wheel, just some seats ripped out of the Golf R and finished with fake carbon. Has Audi ever looked at an Audi TT cabin? That paint is beautiful, though.
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Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida.
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